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Who Walks Out Of Backlash as the WWE World Champion

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Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship

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AJ Styles has pinned “The Face that Runs the Place,” twice. Now, The Phenomenal One sets his sight on The Lunatic Fringe that runs the asylum.

Styles will challenge WWE World Champion Dean Ambrose at WWE Backlash Sunday, Sept. 11, live on WWE Network. If Styles’ recent win streak is any indication, The Lunatic Fringe may be facing his biggest threat yet.

The Phenomenal One ensured the title match would remain a one-on-one contest by defeating former World Champion Dolph Ziggler on the Aug. 23 edition of SmackDown Live. Yet, even before that, Styles had accumulated an impressive string of major victories including, most notably, going 2-0 against John Cena in singles competition this summer.

Though the involvement of Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson tainted Styles’ first win over the Cenation leader, Styles needed no outside assistance to defeat Cena in their all-time classic return match at SummerSlam.

Styles might have the wind at his back heading into SmackDown Live’s first brand-exclusive pay-per-view, but he also has an unpredictable and unrelenting Lunatic Fringe staring him in the face on Sept. 11. Ambrose’s devil-may-care attitude has benefited his title reign thus far; will his kinetic style of fisticuffs continue to pay dividends against the dynamic force that is AJ Styles?

Don’t miss this huge WWE World Championship clash when WWE Backlash airs live on WWE Network Sunday, Sept. 11, at 8 ET/5 PT.
The guy with the most momentum in the company vs. the guy who has arguably looked stronger than anyone since WrestleMania for the company's biggest prize. Should be a great match.

I do think AJ will get the belt eventually in this feud but I think Ambrose, one way or another will find a way to retain here.
 
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Re: WWE World Championship: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose

Double turn would be the best outcome.

Styles wins by DQ and Ambrose takes "the easy way out" to start his heel turn and get his win by any means necessary.
I would love for that to happen but I would do that at No Mercy. Backlash should just be a great one on one contest with a regular winner and at No Mercy does Ambrose take the easy way out.
 
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Re: WWE World Championship: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose

They need a double turn but it seems pretty obvious they're setting up for AJ-Cena III.
Why do you think they are setting up CenaVStyles III?
 
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Re: WWE World Championship: AJ Styles vs. Dean Ambrose

I don't think they're going to give it to AJ this early. Ambrose only won it in June. Either way, Styles will just be keeping the belt warm for Cena's 16th title reign.
Cena needs a sabbatical from the main event and Championship picture. One more year, please.

It's not too early for AJ to win it. He's got momentum. Besides they gave Finn the biggest push ever for the Raw World title (granted it's a title with no prestige, no history, ugly name and design, and Stephanie's menstrual cycle all over it).

Here's how I would book it:
Backlash - AJ wins by DQ (Ambrose-AJ semi-double turn)
No Mercy - AJ wins in a 2/3 falls match

AJ should stay a tweeter. I don't think he's at his best as a face.
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

They need to build it up a bit more. Feud for 3 ppvs have one ambrose win and one DQ finish or something, lead to a big win for AJ at Survivor series. Possibly turn AJ face in the process, Ambrose becomes more and more desperate to fend off AJ and AJ knows he s better then ambrose so ambrose starts cheating.
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

I think a good template for this feud would be the Neville vs. Zayn feud in NXT. Both were face at the time but Neville turned into a conniving, desperate man willing to do anything to retain the title, even if that meant cheating.

It’s a bit different since Styles is currently a heel but can produce similar results. Again, I hope they use this as a template.
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

I don't really mind who wins, but Dean really needs to have a good match with AJ. I mean, if this isn't a so-called 4-star+ match, a lot more people will begin to second-guess Dean's suitability as a top guy.
 
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Ambrose or Styles, who walks out of Backlash WWE World Champion?

I find myself being in the minority these days as I have actually not only really enjoyed Dean's world title reign, but his work since he became champ has made me a fan of his for the first time ever. He did a fantastic job building up a one month filler feud as the Blue Brand's main event for SummerSlam. While I'm of the belief he was suppose to roll over Ziggler in a not so competitive match to look like a strong champ for his next challenger, many here don't see that in thaat light and just think the match sucked. Now I want to see Dean further built up to solidify him as a main eventer, so when they do take the belt off him he's made (at least until Survivor Series) while others can't wait for AJ to win it. Do not get me wrong, I also want to eventually see AJ win the title, just not until the WWE actually gets another main eventer made first.

So I ask you, who walks out of Backlash the champion? Ambrose or Styles?

Mods please move this to the Smackdown section, I didn't realize I was in general.
 
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Re: Ambrose or Styles, who walks out of Backlash WWE World Champion?

I find myself being in the minority these days as I have actually not only really enjoyed Dean's world title reign, but his work since he became champ has made me a fan of his for the first time ever. He did a fantastic job building up a one month filler feud as the Blue Brand's main event for SummerSlam. While I'm of the belief he was suppose to roll over Ziggler in a not so competitive match to look like a strong champ for his next challenger, many here don't see that in thaat light and just think the match sucked. Now I want to see Dean further built up to solidify him as a main eventer, so when they do take the belt off him he's made (at least until Survivor Series) while others can't wait for AJ to win it. Do not get me wrong, I also want to eventually see AJ win the title, just not until the WWE actually gets another main eventer made first.

Mods please move this to the Smackdown section, I didn't realize I was in general.
Exactly, that is why I dont want Ambrose losing so quickly. I want him to be solidified as a main eventer first, and if he loses the title and then drops to the upper midcard, that would kill his momentum. Styles could win at survivor series which is fine. However at Backlash and No mercy, Dean has to win in a very brutal and close match up. That way, Ambrose would be shown as a proper main eventer.
 
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Re: Ambrose or Styles, who walks out of Backlash WWE World Champion?

Ambrose of a couple of years ago would be worthy of being champion, but he is phoning it in big time in the ring these days. I just don't feel he is the guy to carry Smackdown PPV main event matches, and that match with Ziggler just solidified my thoughts on that.

So for me AJ has to take the title, especially because he is hot right now and there are way more exciting title matches down the road for AJ (Orton, Bray Wyatt, rematch with Cena, possible Undertaker return) than there are for Ambrose.
 
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Re: Ambrose or Styles, who walks out of Backlash WWE World Champion?

I want AJ as champ so bad, it would slap dixie with a wrecking ball.
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

I'm still rooting for Dean no matter what. Everybody was adamant Dean would lose at Battleground, and he retained so who knows what might happen. If he does retain, I'll try not to rub it in your guys' faces too much :D
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

I'm still rooting for Dean no matter what. Everybody was adamant Dean would lose at Battleground, and he retained so who knows what might happen. If he does retain, I'll try not to rub it in your guys' faces too much :D
Doesn't matter if he retains, that title is going to end up on AJ the next few months so they can build for the third match between AJ and Cena.

I'm not a fan of AJ getting the title this quickly as it would be much better for AJ to win it at Mania after winning the rumble. Dean has been going quite well too, so it's a shame that he'll likely be dropping the title soon.

Just curious, why don't you like AJ?
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

While I think Ambrose has been far better than he's been ever since the Shield split, and while heel AJ is still spectacular, double turn sounds good to me. Heel Ambrose and face AJ just screams "order in the world" to me :lenny

I'd be down with them doing it at No Mercy and going for a different finish here, though.
 
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While I think Ambrose has been far better than he's been ever since the Shield split, and while heel AJ is still spectacular, double turn sounds good to me. Heel Ambrose and face AJ just screams "order in the world" to me :lenny

I'd be down with them doing it at No Mercy and going for a different finish here, though.
Plus Ambrose turning heel will mean he'll wrestle with a freaking pep in his step. His singles matches in the Shield compared to his face run are like night and day in most aspects. Those heel matches are where we have the evidence that if Ambrose tries hard enough he's pretty damn good in the ring. #TurnDeanHeel
 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

NO, THEY DON'T WANT NONE
NO, THEY DON'T WANT NONE
THEY LOOKING SCARED NO THEY DON'T REALLY WANT NONE

 
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Re: Dean Ambrose vs. AJ Styles: WWE World Championship (SD Exclusive Backlash)

If Styles loses to Ambrose the first PPV after beating Cena, the momentum and rub he got will be ruined. He needs to win the title and go on an undefeated run, until someone finally conquers him at WrestleMania. I'd have Bray be the guy to do it.
I'd have Ambrose get his revenge and win the title back on the grandest stage of the all :ambrose
 
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I really have no idea how this will play out.

1. This is the first Brand only ppv. So you would assume that WWE don't go with a DQ type finish.

2. They need to keep both guys strong. Styles coming off beating Vince's pet Cena would mean a tonne. Ambrose beating the other two pets means something too. Both guys just seem to be getting better and better.

3. In the ring I don't know if Ambrose (kayfabe) can hang with Styles.

4. Maybe there is some sort of double turn? Are they setting up for Cena/Styles 3 at WM?

A lot of questions. as a non-WWE fan I'm interested in how this will play out. That and AJ Styles is the man and the best in the world right now.
 
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This is being built up as a filler, thankfully he won't win the title yet.

They've done a pretty poor job building Backlash IMO, I really couldn't give a toss about the ME. It probably has to do with Ambrose being a big step down from Roman and Cena, and the build for the match being terrible.

I'm more interested in what they're doing on Raw with KO than I am with what they're doing on SD, even with AJ in the title picture.

I just hope they protect AJ and don't have him lose clean to Ambrose after giving him so much momentum at Summerslam.

IMO they should have just had Dean v Ziggler v Bray in the ME, at least that makes storyline sense. It seems like they only put AJ in the match as they needed star power for the very first SD PPV.
 
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You cant really blame Ambrose or Styles for that, they had one week in the build and the only thing they did was have separate matches and a comedy moment. I think this might be a slow build, next week is the same, small promo and such. And after Backlash, then the feud may start heating up.
 
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Not everything needs to be a double turn, but the idea that Ambrose is a face and Styles is a heel is stupid. Styles is completely unnatural as a heel and Ambrose just makes a lot more sense as a heel. We've been robbed of him at his full potential because he's playing a face. Everybody thinks he sucks because of it. I don't think any booker in any organization would book an Ambrose/Styles feud with Ambrose as the face and Styles as the heel, except for WWE.
 
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I don't want to see AJ lose especially after beating Cena Clean but I think Dean should have a longer reign maybe more at Survivor Series like some have said.

Best thing is for a DQ but instead of anyone turning heel have Ziggler get involved try helping Ambrose or something ref sees DQ. Next PPV (No Mercy I think) triple threat Ziggler ways the pin Ambrose wins and finally AJ/Ambrose at Survivor Series. Have AJ go over.
 
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